The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
great interest manifested in New York in the forth
coming production of Miss Mitfords tragedy at

great interest manifested in New York in the forth
coming production of Miss Mitfords tragedy at
Nibios
Verona Jarbeau's husband was recently let out of
the subordinate seff of the Duff Opera Company S
management and this account it is said, she also
ie1s &c company.
Mrs Langtry's house in New York was accidentally
SCI on re recently by the carelessness of servant
mne lighting paror lamp A great many valuable
souvenirs eere destroyed and the inlad aco1s were
oady charred.
Madame Janauschek prepared to play al Co
hoes, y. Y. few nights ago. A large audience came
to the han, but the gas frozen and the perform
ager for damages.
'The Chouans" brought Mr. Paul Potter just 81 900
for its adaptation. OF that sum $3.50 were paid when
he delivered the manuscript to Nine Modjeska; an
equal amount the first night of the performance
and the other $500 will be paid when the play has
month
Lawrence Barrett in explanation of The attachment
proceedings against him. said that his European tour
of 1884 being failure he borrowed money from
Gillig of the american Exchange, in London Gillig
demanded of him So per cent interest, which he re-
fused to pay being usurious.
The Abbott Opera Company viii play their annual
engagement in this city at the Grand, the latter part
Of next week, but the repertoire has not yet been
decided upon. The company s the largest and strong
est Abbott has had, including. it does, Mrs.
Abbott Marie Hindle Mini Berlini Lizzie AMMAN
dale. Bertha Freke, William Broderick Walter Allen,
William Pruette. Signor Mechelena, Montegrifo and
others.
Count Tolstoi's naelodrama 1.-The Power Of Dark
ness or, The Bird with Trimmed Claws Is Lost,
Is to be played at the leading ST. Petersburg theater
on Easter Monday The story is that woman poisons
her poor and cancer afflicted husband to marry farm
hand whose mother supplies the death draught The
farm band ignorant Of this at the time learns of it
after marriage and takes to drink and becomes brutal
Subsequently he discards the murderess and marres
her young daughter, who is a confirmed idiot. This
cheerful play is promised for the American stage.
In recent interview Lawrence Barrett said: 1.-THE
route which Mr. Booth and l will travel next season
Joint tour, will be very much the as that
which Mr. Booth is travelling this year and the
duration of the viii be 200 nights We will
open at Buffalo in September In addition to Julius
Caesar we arranging to play 'Othello, Macbeth,
Lear Hamlet and two double bills. In one of
these Mr. Booth will play Shylock and will follow
with The Kings Pleasure Ia the other Mr.. Booth
will be either in Don Caesar The Fools Re-
venge, and | will conclude with 'Garrick We have
ambition to make these productions very complete.
The company will be recruited in the main from
present support and the scenery will be limited only
by the possibilities of transportation 1t is you
of scenery the road. Why, am experiencing
for the scenery in during present engagement.
and when the scenery for the thorough production of
half dozen.grand tragedies is taken into considera
ton it becomes very difficult problem for the master
of transportation to solve However, it is the de-
termination TO put all the plays to be produced by
us next completely the work can be done
They will be scenic productions in the proper OF
the word, as believe the eye should be gratied as
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